Jap Sam Books

Jap Sam Books is an independent, international publishing house based in the south of the Netherlands. It describes itself as an independent Dutch publisher ("Onafhankelijke Nederlandse uitgeverij") and publishes titles that explore developments in architecture, visual art, philosophy, design, photography and theory, as well as adjacent disciplines such as urbanism, landscape, sociology and history. The press was founded to connect and bring together developments in these fields into a single list, by issuing a series of critical and reflective publications for an international audience. The publisher believes in a multidisciplinary approach and cross-border thinking. Its titles are therefore not only educational and inspiring but also distinctively designed and produced in close collaboration with all those involved. Each year Jap Sam Books releases a series of publications on its own initiative or in cooperation with renowned art and architecture institutions, museums, universities, architecture firms, artists, curators and researchers. Jap Sam Books is led by founder Eleonoor Jap Sam, who studied Design & Communication at Hogeschool INHOLLAND and art and architectural history at Leiden University. From 1998 to 2002 she was affiliated with Delft University of Technology as director of the International Secretariat of DOCOMOMO International, a network in 45 countries for the documentation, conservation and management of architecture. The team also includes Erik Hombrink, Ronja Driessen, Giorgia Rota, Vigo Hombrink, Tijmen Hombrink and formerly Phoebe Hadjimarkos-Clarke. The logo was designed by Heleen Krijgsman. Its catalogue spans monographs, edited volumes, atlases and exhibition-related books. Representative titles include "The Netherlands at the Venice Biennale, 1895–2025: 130 Years of Visual Arts on the International Stage" by Nathalie Zonnenberg, published with the Mondriaan Fund, and the "Atlas van Boomstad Delft" / "Atlas of Tree City Delft" edited by René van der Velde, Saskia de Wit and Erik de Jong, produced in partnership with TU Delft and TU Delft OPEN Publishing. Books are typically released in hardcover, often in both Dutch and English editions, and are distributed internationally through the publisher's own web shop and book trade channels.

Jap Sam Books is an independent, international publishing house based in the south of the Netherlands. It was founded by Eleonoor Jap Sam, who studied Design & Communication at Hogeschool INHOLLAND and art and architectural history at Leiden University. From 1998 to 2002 she was affiliated with Delft University of Technology as director of the International Secretariat of DOCOMOMO International, a network in 45 countries for the documentation, conservation and management of architecture. That background in architecture and the visual arts shaped the publisher's profile. The press was established to connect and bring together developments in architecture, visual art, philosophy, design, photography and theory — as well as adjacent disciplines such as urbanism, landscape, sociology and history — into a single list, by issuing a series of critical and reflective publications for an international audience. It describes itself as an independent Dutch publisher and believes in a multidisciplinary approach and cross-border thinking. Over the years Jap Sam Books has released a series of publications each year, either on its own initiative or in cooperation with renowned art and architecture institutions, museums, universities, architecture firms, artists, curators and researchers. Its books are characteristically well designed and produced in close collaboration with all those involved. The catalogue includes monographs, edited volumes, atlases and exhibition-related books, often published in both Dutch and English editions. Representative recent and forthcoming titles include "The Netherlands at the Venice Biennale, 1895–2025: 130 Years of Visual Arts on the International Stage" by Nathalie Zonnenberg, published with the Mondriaan Fund and released in May/September 2026, and the "Atlas van Boomstad Delft" / "Atlas of Tree City Delft" edited by René van der Velde, Saskia de Wit and Erik de Jong, produced in partnership with TU Delft and TU Delft OPEN Publishing with a release date of 16 September 2026. The publisher maintains an active web shop and offers internships. The company is privately held and led by its founder. Its team includes Erik Hombrink, Ronja Driessen, Giorgia Rota, Vigo Hombrink and Tijmen Hombrink, with Phoebe Hadjimarkos-Clarke as a former member. The logo was designed by Heleen Krijgsman, and the website was implemented on Shopify by Code in cooperation with Montse Hernandez I Sala.

• 2026

  Publication of 'The Netherlands at the Venice Biennale, 1895–2025' by Nathalie Zonnenberg, with the Mondriaan Fund

• 2026

  Publication of 'Atlas van Boomstad Delft' / 'Atlas of Tree City Delft', in partnership with TU Delft and TU Delft OPEN Publishing

• 2023

  Jap Sam Books offers internships from autumn 2023

• 2002

  End of Eleonoor Jap Sam's tenure at DOCOMOMO International

• 1998

  Eleonoor Jap Sam serves as director of the International Secretariat of DOCOMOMO International at Delft University of Technology

Independent, international academic and arts publisher known for multidisciplinary, critically reflective and distinctively designed books produced in close collaboration with institutions, museums, universities and practitioners.

• The Netherlands at the Venice Biennale, 1895–2025: 130 Years of Visual Arts on the International Stage

  By Nathalie Zonnenberg, with contributions by Kees Keijer, Laurens Otto and Jorne Vriens; foreword by Eelco van der Lingen. Published with the Mondriaan Fund. 416 pages, hardcover, English edition; also available in Dutch.

• Atlas van Boomstad Delft

  Edited by René van der Velde, Saskia de Wit and Erik de Jong. Dutch edition, 176 pages, hardcover, published with TU Delft and TU Delft OPEN Publishing.

• Atlas of Tree City Delft

  English edition of the Delft tree-city atlas, edited by René van der Velde, Saskia de Wit and Erik de Jong; 176 pages, hardcover, published with TU Delft and TU Delft OPEN Publishing.

1. 1Jap Sam Books official websitenl.japsambooks.nl
2. 2About JAPSAM Books – Jap Sam Booksnl.japsambooks.nl
3. 3Atlas van Boomstad Delft – Jap Sam Booksnl.japsambooks.nl
4. 4Atlas of Tree City Delft – Jap Sam Booksnl.japsambooks.nl
5. 5Jap Sam Books – Wikidatawikidata.org